Fernando Ortega

I’ve always wanted to sit down with Fernando Ortega and learn more about his life and how it happened that he became a Christ-Follower. So when I heard he would be in the Chicago area, I invited him to the studio for a conversation which you can hear this week on FIRST PERSON. We talk about his life as well as his latest musical project, The Crucifixion of Jesus— a meditation on the suffering and death of Christ that paid for our sin.

In the interview, we acknowledge Fernando’s relatively recent penchant for bird watching and photography. He often posts photos of the birds in his Albuquerque backyard to everyone’s delight on Facebook. Here is just one example:

By the way, I’m sure you’ll join me in prayer as we offer condolences to Fernando. Soon after our interview his much-loved Father was taken to heaven.